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Appel, H. B., Huang, B., Cole, A., James, R., & Ai, A. L. (2014). Starting the Conversation - A Childhood Obesity Knowledge Project Using an App. British journal of medicine and medical research, 4(7), 1526-1538. https://doi.org/10.9734/bjmmr/2014/5512
Appel, Hoa B, et al. "Starting the Conversation - A Childhood Obesity Knowledge Project Using an App." British journal of medicine and medical research vol. 4,7 (2014): 1526-1538. doi: https://doi.org/10.9734/bjmmr/2014/5512
Appel HB, Huang B, Cole A, James R, Ai AL. Starting the Conversation - A Childhood Obesity Knowledge Project Using an App. Br J Med Med Res. 2014 Apr 01;4(7):1526-1538. doi: 10.9734/bjmmr/2014/5512. PMID: 24678462; PMCID: PMC3963698.
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Br J Med Med Res. 2014 Apr 01;4(7):1526-1538. doi: 10.9734/bjmmr/2014/5512.

Starting the Conversation - A Childhood Obesity Knowledge Project Using an App.

British journal of medicine and medical research

Hoa B Appel, Bu Huang, Allison Cole, Rosalina James, Amy L Ai

Affiliations

  1. Snohomish County YMCA, Minority Achievers Program.
  2. Bastyr University, Research Institute.
  3. University of Washington, School of Medicine.
  4. Florida State University, College of Social Work.

PMID: 24678462 PMCID: PMC3963698 DOI: 10.9734/bjmmr/2014/5512

Abstract

METHODS: The study was conducted in 2011-2012. The sample, recruited from seven high schools in Snohomish County, Washington, was 65.3% minority participants. Of the 118 participants in the sample (n=118), 79 handwrote their responses (n=78) and 36 responded via the app (n=39). We compared the frequency and types of physical exercise, frequency of screen time, and nutritional variables of high school students. Participants used the cell phone app or a handwritten log to record their daily entries for 20 days.

RESULTS: Both males (n=43) and females (n=75) grades 9-12 used the app or handwritten entries. Participants who used the app ate less fast food and exercised more, as compared with those who recorded their entries by hand. Screen time usage decreased over the course of the study, based on a comparison of the post-survey level and the pre-survey level. Knowledge of recommended daily consumption of vegetables increased post-test in the app group and knowledge of water consumption increased significantly in both groups. There was no significant difference in BMI pre and post-test.

CONCLUSIONS: Patterns of nutritional intake, physical exercise and knowledge of these issues varied pre and post-test. It is critical to further examine factors associated with lack of physical activity and food intake patterns of youth using social media to further address the childhood obesity epidemic. Future research should focus on specific ethnic subgroups and an intervention at the school level aimed at the students with BMI ≥ 95

Keywords: Childhood obesity; app; nutritional intake; physical activity; screen time

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